---
title: "The Essentials of Stackby Formulas"
description: "Master the power of Stackby formulas to automate workflows, streamline data, and unlock endless possibilities!"
url: https://help.stackby.com/es/articles/78-the-essentials-of-stackby-formulas
collection: "Using Formulas"
updated: 2025-01-10
language: es
alternates: [en]
---

# The Essentials of Stackby Formulas

Master the power of Stackby formulas to automate workflows, streamline data, and unlock endless possibilities!

Stackby consists of more than 25 columns to add in the table from that one is FORMULA column type. Formulas let you reference other columns in a table and create different functions based on the content of those tables.

**In this article, we will learn** 1\. How to write formula  
2\. Formatting of formula column type

## **Creating a Formula Column Type**

Add new column and choose formula as a column type

![](https://d258lu9myqkejp.cloudfront.net/attachment_images/bc387820f2a98a604e8a0a13e9dd80c4d454339143dd236f2412a12392a7f0831658380487970.png)

## **How to Write a Formula  
**Once you created formula column type, now you just need to add formula in “Type formula here” in this box

![](https://cdn.getgist.com/attachment_images/7c420abd68b2ba53cfbe4f4f2d12c637b823ce3841fb88420fe9ced548dec93fAdd%20a%20formula.gif)

Please check the [formula Terminology](https://help.stackby.com/article/272-formula-terminology) to learn how to format and use the formula functions

### **Formatting the result of a formula**

Every formula results in some result - either a number, a date, or text - and how you can apply formatting to that result varies.

Formatting in any of

-   Integer
    
-   Decimal
    
-   Percent
    
-   String
    
-   Date
    
-   Currency
    

![](https://d258lu9myqkejp.cloudfront.net/attachment_images/85bc004a7349e2c87535ac39e7476cbba47ceb47fe6d30172f37dac1d981f440formatting.png)